Eye-watering Intel Nova Lake 52-core flagship CPU power consumption leaks

[Redaktion]

Intel's next-generation Nova Lake desktop CPUs are expected to land by the end of 2026. When the Core Ultra 400 desktop processors do release, the flagship 52-core CPU is reported to consume an absurd amount of power under full load.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Eye-watering-Intel-Nova-Lake-52-core-flagship-CPU-power-consumption-leaks.1223432.0.html

[Steve94]

So it's intel being intel... again

[xmi]

Buy a CPU, get a free space heater.

[Worgarthe]

Almost like it's in the same class as the Threadripper 9980X (which draws ~600W with PBO). Oh wait, it is! What a "surprise". Yet people expect it to be like a Lunar Lake or whatever...

[Joew]

Threadripper 9980x has 64 cores, 128 threads, each with AVX512 enabled, and a total of 4 memory channels and a lot dmore PCIe lanes. This thing is a toy compared to that.

[Worgarthe]

Threadripper 9980x has 64 cores, 128 threads, each with AVX512 enabled, and a total of 4 memory channels and a lot dmore PCIe lanes. This thing is a toy compared to that.

Oh, you already live somewhere at the end of 2026 so you have some insight into this Nova Lake 52C CPU toy? Drop some benchmarks please, I'm looking to see comparisons against the mentioned 9980X...

[Prassel]

This 700+ W power consumption is reportedly with the power limits removed. So, expect a much lower but still significant PL2 power limit.

Precisely. Nothing more must be said. Case closed.

[Jod]

Threadripper 9980x has 64 cores, 128 threads, each with AVX512 enabled, and a total of 4 memory channels and a lot dmore PCIe lanes. This thing is a toy compared to that.

Oh, you already live somewhere at the end of 2026 so you have some insight into this Nova Lake 52C CPU toy? Drop some benchmarks please, I'm looking to see comparisons against the mentioned 9980X...

I don't think this is about benches but the difference is by segment. I am sure AMD will have their Zen 6 desktop parts that are the correct reference point of comparison. You drew an incorrect comparison to a workstation/HEDT part but Nova Lake is not that, so it should not consume more than one.

[Jod]

Threadripper 9980x has 64 cores, 128 threads, each with AVX512 enabled, and a total of 4 memory channels and a lot dmore PCIe lanes. This thing is a toy compared to that.

Oh, you already live somewhere at the end of 2026 so you have some insight into this Nova Lake 52C CPU toy? Drop some benchmarks please, I'm looking to see comparisons against the mentioned 9980X...

You mentioned the 9980x, so you go ahead and find some benches. Onus is in you that these two parts should even be compared.

[Hoddle]

Almost like it's in the same class as the Threadripper 9980X (which draws ~600W with PBO). Oh wait, it is! What a "surprise". Yet people expect it to be like a Lunar Lake or whatever...

What are Nova Lake's benches so we can compare them on a per watt basis? Oh wait, you have none.

[Chris808]

@Worgarthe

Threadripper is £4600 Dude... lol

[Terror Byte]

Precisely. Nothing more must be said. Case closed.

au contraire, I'd leave the case open with that much heat.🤨

[Worgarthe]

@Worgarthe

Threadripper is £4600 Dude... lol

Correct, my friend. And since this one is not even out yet we can't even guess anything about it at this point. It won't be cheap for sure. But if it ends up being (much) cheaper than the mentioned Threadripper while managing to deliver better performance per €/£/$... that's a win, no? 🤨

Again, straight from the article:

Intel's next-generation Nova Lake desktop CPUs are expected to land by the end of 2026. When the Core Ultra 400 desktop processors do release, the flagship 52-core CPU is reported to consume an absurd amount of power under full load.

By the end of 2026. We are not anywhere near that yet...